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Hammer of the year, Dimitri Payet has come to his team mate’s defence after a video of  Kouyate singing ‘We’ve got Payet’ at the West Ham Player Awards went viral on social media earlier this week. Payet took to his official instagram and twitter yesterday to insist his team mate was not drunk by saying: […]

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West Ham fans have always believed that the Bubbles song was adopted from a American music hall hit because of a schoolboy player who resembled a painting called ‘Bubbles’ used in a soap advert in the 1920’s, This week, Wales Online claims the Bubbles song was first used by Swansea fans and copied by Hammers […]

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The Olympic Stadium will have a fan zone on the stadium island close to the stadium for supporters with a valid match ticket. The zone is likely to be sponsored by the Official Pouring Rights Partner, believed to be Heineken. French stadium operators, London Stadium 185 will hope it is the main destination for all […]

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David Gold is a supporter of safe standing areas but stop short of saying such a section could be introduced at the Olympic Stadium. And this is probably because he can’t, as the stadium’s operators are the group responsible for deciding whether such a radical move could be delivered. Many Hammers fans are passionate about […]

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Manchester United will be without Marouane Fellaini when they face West Ham next Tuesday. Fellaini will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect after being charged with violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video. The Manchester United midfielder along with Leicester City defender Huth were involved in a 21st-minute incident […]

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West Ham have emailed football clubs across the South East in a bid to sell the contents of the Boleyn ground which are not deemed suitable for the memorabilia auction which is due to start later this month. The email contained a seven-page brochure in which the club lists over 20,000 items from its that […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan was asked whether West Ham can recreate Leicester City’s premier league. “I do” answered Sullivan speaking to Sky Sports cameras “I know how they have done it, they have got eleven penalties, lady luck shined on them, they had had virtually no injuries, so they have used 18 players all season. […]

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Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas has said he would like to keep West Ham top transfer target Alexandre Lacazette. Lyon striker Lacazette has also been linked with a summer move to Barcelona, but the president insists he would like him to stay on. Aulas told reporters: ““I would like to keep Alexandre Lacazette. I have […]

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The house rented by Diafra Sakho is up for sale on house search website rightmove.co.uk for £2.8m. The six bedroom house in Emerson Park, Hornchurch, Essex is described by estate agents as the very best new home to be built in Emerson Park which is available for immediate occupation. It is believed the owner of the luxury […]

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West Ham Development Squad’s second leg of the Barclays U21 Premier League final with Hull City kicks off at 7pm tonight. The young Hammers hold a slender 1-0 lead thanks to Djair Parfitt-Williams’ 90th minute winner, under the lights at the Boleyn Ground over a week ago. The team news is now in: West Ham: […]

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Guests at the gala West Ham player awards have told Claret and Hugh that Alex Song and Joey OBrien were noticeably missing last night from the London Hilton event in Park Lane despite being listed on the main table plan as each hosting a table for some of the 1,200 guests who had paid up […]

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This is Scott who some of you may know from our partners Hammers Chat where he is a regular contributor on their match previews. Scott gives a lot of his spare time to fundraising for charity and only last year funded a coaching trip and provided kit for impoverished children in the favellas of Brazil […]

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Not to be undone by his manager Slaven Bilic, Cheik Kouyate was captured on camera singing and seemingly worst for wear at last night’s Player Awards at the London Hilton in Park Lane. Team-mates Diafra Sakho and James Tomkins spot a camera as Kouyate sings “We’ve got Payet“ and suggest he quietens down but undeterred he breaks into […]

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Former Hammer Joe Cole will leave Coventry City at the end of the season to play in the United States it has been revealed. The 34-year-old will join North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies in Florida when his current short-term deal expires. But he will be playing in the NASL, a level below […]

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The chances of a reunion of Michy Batshuayi and Dimitri Payet at the Olympic Stadium next season seem more remote after the 22 year old striker pledged his future to Marseille. “My future is at Olympique Marseille” Batshuayi told French paper Lequipe. He added “I want to stay, I love this stage and many players in […]

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Ahead the West Ham Development Squad’s second leg of the Barclays U21 Premier League final with Hull City tonight, Academy director Terry Westley described his cautious optimism. The young Hammers hold a slender 1-0 lead thanks to Djair Parfitt-Williams’ 90th minute winner, under the lights at the Boleyn Ground. Looking ahead to the second leg, […]

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The very last farewell to the Boleyn really isn’t going to take long at all. Those who were hoping for an extended goodbye to the old stadium have been disappointed. It will be relatively short, sharp and to the point. ClaretandHugh brought the first detail of the last day celebrations under the Boleyn lights at […]

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Maybe a new category called ‘Image Maker of the Year’ should have been added to the Hammers awards last night. And had it been done so then it would undoubtedly have meant that Dimi Payet would have collected six awards rather than five. Obviously manager Slaven Bilic has been the most influential figure at Upton […]

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Hammers Reece Burke and Josh Cullen could face Millwall in the League 1 play-off semi-finals. The West Ham on loan youngsters helped Bradford City secure their place in the League One play-offs on Saturday as they beat Southend United 1-0 away from home. Both played 90 minutes each as the Bantams held out to record […]

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It is the night of the West Ham player awards at the London Hilton hotel in Park Lane, London. Hammers fan Ray Winstone has already been on stage singing a rendition of Bubbles and now Slaven Bilic has got up on stage to speak to the 1,000 guests paying up to £330 per head to be […]

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West Ham has announced they will host a special celebratory event to mark their final game at the Boleyn Ground after next Tuesday’s match against Manchester United. The fixture will be the Hammers’ final game at their home of 112 years. The game and the subsequent 30-minute closing ceremony are set to be broadcast to […]

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It’s that time of the year again when the players together supporters prepared to pay up to £330 per seat attend the gala Players awards ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane, London. The posh event this evening is likely to become the Dimiti Payet show as he could pick up to six awards tonight. He […]

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West Ham are recruiting for a new ‘Head of Media Relations’ to manage the press and media team next season. The current Hammers Head  of Press and Media, Paul Stringer is leaving to join the Premier League in two weeks time after a four year stint with the club while his predecessor, the former West […]

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What a weekend of results for West Ham! Our 3-0 away win over West Bromwich Albion was the perfect start to take us to our largest ever Premier League points tally of 59 points. Liverpool’s loss to Swansea putting them four points behind us on 55 points in eighth place was also welcome news and […]

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David Sullivan is absolutely thrilled at Leicester City’s Title success claiming it has given us all  the chance to “dare to dream.” Tottenham’s failure to win at Stamford Bridge last night (Mon) saw the Foxes lift the unlikeliest trophy ever at starting odds of 5,000-1 and the Irons chairman described it as “absolutely fabulous.” Nobody […]

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The West Ham board will be taking a keen interest in the Championship game between 2nd placed Middlesbrough and 3rd placed Brighton this Saturday lunchtime. One Claret and Blue team (Burnley) have already secured promotion to the Premier League with another Claret and Blue team (Aston Villa) swapping places with them after their relegation from […]

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